Title
Wooden sculpture of Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten, in the form of Taweret, protector of women in childbirth
Caption
Wooden sculpture of Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten, in the form of Taweret, protector of women in childbirth, Taweret was a hippopotamus deity, here represented as a composite figure with human face, and a crocodile skin at the back. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 18th Dynasty, c 1370 BC.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A19_357
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,9Mb (1,3Mb) / 8,9in x 12,2in / 2656 x 3669 (300dpi)